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By Toyin Falola A woman who has suffered and gone through hell with her husband must reap the fruits of her labour. The merciful God must convert Sisi Surulere to Madam Olorunsogo and upgrade to Mummy Benefactor. If the first child is named Promise, the second is Favor, and the third, heir to the throne, […]
Police recover body of drowned UNIBEN student, arrest two suspects
The Edo Police Command has arrested two students of the University of Benin over the death of their friend, Francis Anuide, who was drowned in Ekosodin river, Benin, where the trio had gone to swim. The arrested students are Samson Kennedy, a 200-level student of Biochemistry, and Wilfred Emmanuel, a 500-level student of Optometry. The […]
UTME score controversy: Innoson says N3m scholarship remains if probe shows otherwise
The management of Innoson Automobile Company, has said the N3 million scholarship awarded to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme will stand if found to be innocent of the allegation by JAMB of result manipulation. Mr Cornel Osigwe, Head of Corporate Communications at Innoson Group, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Onitsha that […]
Nigerians will reap the rewards of our policies, says Tinubu
Nigerians will continue to reap the rewards of our administration’s new economic reforms after the time of sacrifice needed to transform the nation. President Bola Tinubu made this known on Thursday in Lagos at a reception in his honour by the Lagos State government. He said that these rewards would be replicated in all […]
Ilorin Durbar unites Emirates
The annual Durbar traditional celebration in Ilorin emirate has attracted indigenes, friends and well-wishers for social, cultural and economic bonding. The festival, which holds a day after Eid-el-Adha, on Thursday featured colourful horse riding and other local displays. The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, and Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara led other dignitaries […]
Bago expresses dissatisfaction over poor facilities in Niger pilgrims camp, promises new camps
Gov. Umar Bago of Nigeria State has expressed his dissatisfaction over inadequate tents and poor facilities at the Niger pilgrims camp in Mina, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He then promised to build a first-class Hajj transit camp for the state pilgrims to ease their movement to Saudi Arabia. Bago, who stated this while addressing […]
The diaspora diplomacy and soft power agency of the African diaspora in the US and Australia
By Christopher Isike Contrary to the brain drain argument about the African Diaspora as a loss to the continent, they are connectors between Africa and the world given the third space they occupy between both geographical spaces. They also add value through several brain-sharing and brain circulation initiatives they engage in which benefit Africa in […]
First Lady to host Super Falcons ahead of FIFA WWC
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, alongside top government functionaries will attend the send forth dinner of the Super Falcons ahead of the team’s departure for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The FIFA Women World Cup is scheduled to take place over a period of one month, starting from July 20 to […]
Electricity customers increase to 11.27m in Q1 2023- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the number of Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) customers in Nigeria increased from 11.06 million in Q4 2022 to 11.27 million in Q1 2023. According to the NBS Nigeria Electricity Report for Q1 2023 released in Abuja on Wednesday, the figure showed an increase of 1.89 percent. The report […]
Subsidy: Group canvasses N200,000 minimum wage, e-governance days for workers
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Workers’ Alliance for Inclusive Socio-economic Reforms (WAISER), has canvassed N200,000 monthly salary as minimum wage for Nigerian workers to cushion the effects of the recent fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government. The group also proposed to the government, two days of the week as e-governance work days in line with the […]
